heimlich
/hˈaɪmlɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
verb
To perform the Heimlich maneuver (on).
Example Sentences
- "They choke to death on water. […] Four Heimlichs take ten seconds to perform and anyone can do them. The Red Cross adopted the Heimlich."
- "Having never done a Heimlich on a dog myself, I have no way to know for sure. THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER The Heimlich for a Small Dog 1. Lay the dog on her side on a flat, hard surface.[…]"
- "- Demonstrate finger sweeps - Explain the use of the Heimlich on infants - Explain the use of the Heimlich on children - Explain the use of the Heimlich on pregnant patients[…]"
- "He's choking, I think I yelled, help me turn him on his side. And I thumped him on the back and pushed up into his belly but we couldn't get our arms [around...] I would have stopped him, whacked him on the back, tried several Heimlichs on [him...]"
- "Dime-sized bites rarely choke you to death. […] (Choking is the fourth most common cause of unintentional injury mortality in the United States.) […] If a waitress ever Heimlichs you out of heaven, tip her with exuberance."
- "Joel storms down the stairs, and Heimlichs me two times without success. My mind is racing in a near-death hallucination. […] In a choking, gasping stretch for air I collapse into Joel's arms. “I'm still good for something,” he jokes."